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The Woman Who Left

Name: The Woman Who Left
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 229 min

Ang Babaeng Humayo

2016 · 229 min · Drama

Released after thirty years wrongly imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, a woman returns to a changed world and quietly sets out to find the powerful man who framed her. Lav Diaz's austere, black-and-white epic.

Runtime: 229 min
Genre: Drama
Mood: thoughtful
Entry: challenging
Best for: first visit

Content notes: violence or threat Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential Filipino Films

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Philippines. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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